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John R Wright and Eloise Mountain Wright Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$760k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
28
Grants FY2025
29
Organizations funded FY2024
3%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$20,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$80,000
Organizations funded a year
18 to 37
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
9
Total assets, FY2025
$6.8M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 3% of the organizations John R Wright and Eloise Mountain Wright Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHuman ServicesHealthInternationalFood & NutritionAnimalsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving26$740k8%
FY202429$765k3%
FY202333$800k15%
FY202237$890k38%
FY202132$903k25%
FY202018$550k0%
FY201933$830k15%
FY201835$741k23%
97% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Religion$2.0MFood & Nutrition$850kInternational$847kHealth$805kEducation$758kHousing & Shelter$707kArts & Culture$366kHuman Services$315kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
MI
NY
IA
PA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
MO
TN
MS
GA
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Luvability Ministries$928,000669%
Iowa State University Foundation$390,00050%
Aldea Advancing Local Development Through Empowerment and Action Inc$389,900610%
Rehabilitation Services Volunteer Project$380,000973%
Casa Juan Diego$376,28392%
The Houston Food Bank$279,95090%
Houston Area Women's Center$265,00090%
Tentmakers$228,000410%
Richfield Springs Bible Church$210,0005n/a
Habitat for Humanity Inc$191,051732%
Show all 46 grantees
All grantees of John R Wright and Eloise Mountain Wright Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Luvability Ministries$928,000669%
Iowa State University Foundation$390,00050%
Aldea Advancing Local Development Through Empowerment and Action Inc$389,900610%
Rehabilitation Services Volunteer Project$380,000973%
Casa Juan Diego$376,28392%
The Houston Food Bank$279,95090%
Houston Area Women's Center$265,00090%
Tentmakers$228,000410%
Richfield Springs Bible Church$210,0005n/a
Habitat for Humanity Inc$191,051732%
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library$185,00080%
Houston Public Media Foundation$160,62690%
Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee$160,00040%
Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston$150,00030%
Blinknow Foundation a Nj Nonprofit$110,00050%
Coralville Community Food Pantry$110,00041%
Kids' Meals Inc$80,00030%
Vietnamese Buddhist Center Inc$80,0004n/a
Rockford Rescue Mission Ministries$80,00040%
The Montrose Center$80,00040%
Special Pals Inc$70,00042%
Rock Valley College Foundation$65,00041%
Compassion International Incorporated$60,0003n/a
First Church United$45,0005n/a
Mercy Hospital Foundation$44,98051%
Dallas Willard Ministries$41,5001n/a
Galveston Bay Foundation Inc$40,00040%
The Carter Center Inc$38,81360%
West Liberty Comm School Foundation$35,00047%
University of Illinois Foundation$35,00030%
Covenant House Texas$30,00020%
Star of Hope Mission$30,00030%
Drake University$30,00010%
American Friends Service Committee$30,0002n/a
Rockford Symphony Orchestras Inc$20,00021%
Daystar US Inc$20,00031%
West Liberty Community Center Inc$10,00012%
Lunches of Love$10,00021%
Rexanna's Foundation$10,00014%
Iowa Women's Foundation$9,00041%
Camp Bear Creek$8,00041%
Pink Giraffe House$5,0001n/a
Vetsroll Inc$5,00011%
Washington University$5,00010%
Iowa City Hospice Inc$5,00010%
Seth a Bailey Courage Group Inc$50011%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 26 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.3M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

John R Wright and Eloise Mountain Wright Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 39 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLuvability Ministries: $928,000 over 6y, 69% of budgetIowa State University Foundation: $390,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetAldea Advancing Local Development Through Empowerment and Action Inc: $389,900 over 6y, 10% of budgetRehabilitation Services Volunteer Project: $380,000 over 9y, 73% of budgetCasa Juan Diego: $376,283 over 9y, 2.2% of budgetThe Houston Food Bank: $279,950 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Area Women's Center: $265,000 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetTentmakers: $228,000 over 4y, 10% of budgetHabitat for Humanity Inc: $191,051 over 7y, 32% of budgetHill Museum & Manuscript Library: $185,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetHouston Public Media Foundation: $160,626 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetSecond Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee: $160,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetInterfaith Ministries for Greater Houston: $150,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBlinknow Foundation a Nj Nonprofit: $110,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetCoralville Community Food Pantry: $110,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetKids' Meals Inc: $80,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetRockford Rescue Mission Ministries: $80,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetThe Montrose Center: $80,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetSpecial Pals Inc: $70,000 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetRock Valley College Foundation: $65,000 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetMercy Hospital Foundation: $44,980 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetGalveston Bay Foundation Inc: $40,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe Carter Center Inc: $38,813 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWest Liberty Comm School Foundation: $35,000 over 4y, 6.9% of budgetUniversity of Illinois Foundation: $35,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCovenant House Texas: $30,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetStar of Hope Mission: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetDrake University: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRockford Symphony Orchestras Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetDaystar US Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetWest Liberty Community Center Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetLunches of Love: $10,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetRexanna's Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetIowa Women's Foundation: $9,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetCamp Bear Creek: $8,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetVetsroll Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetWashington University: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIowa City Hospice Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSeth a Bailey Courage Group Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.6% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 39.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Rydell Family FoundationIL13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Rydell Family Foundation · Bergstrom Inc Charitable Foundation Xxxxx2008 · The Kenneth K Kinsey Family Foundation · Greater Houston Community Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · Network for Good

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About John R Wright and Eloise Mountain Wright Foundation

How much does John R Wright and Eloise Mountain Wright Foundation give?
John R Wright and Eloise Mountain Wright Foundation reported 28 grants totaling $760,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 18 and 37 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does John R Wright and Eloise Mountain Wright Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (29%), Food & Nutrition (12%), International (12%).
Who are John R Wright and Eloise Mountain Wright Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Luvability Ministries ($928k), Iowa State University Foundation ($390k), Aldea Advancing Local Development Through Empowerment and Action Inc ($390k).
Does John R Wright and Eloise Mountain Wright Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 3% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does John R Wright and Eloise Mountain Wright Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as John R Wright and Eloise Mountain Wright Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Rydell Family Foundation, Bergstrom Inc Charitable Foundation Xxxxx2008, The Kenneth K Kinsey Family Foundation.
Where is John R Wright and Eloise Mountain Wright Foundation based?
John R Wright and Eloise Mountain Wright Foundation is based in TX.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 73 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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